Evidence of meeting #52 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was information.
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Liberal
Marcel Proulx Liberal Hull—Aylmer, QC
Yes, the PBO report has it, in the sense that it says “which will limit the ability of parliamentarians to fulfill their fiduciary obligations”.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
You're suggesting that it says this in the French version of the PBO report but not in the English version?
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Liberal
Marcel Proulx Liberal Hull—Aylmer, QC
No. I'm saying that it exists in the French version of our report, but it does not exist in the English version of our report. It was in the--
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Conservative
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Liberal
Marcel Proulx Liberal Hull—Aylmer, QC
I just quoted it: “which will limit the ability of parliamentarians to fulfill their fiduciary obligations.”
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Okay. I was just making sure that it wasn't missing in one and was in the other. All right. We'll do those.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Is there anything more, Monsieur Proulx, on number 22?
Mr. Brison, on number 22.
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Liberal
Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS
My intervention was simply to add the specific quotation from the PBO's report, and Mr. Proulx has already added that, the section that says “which will limit the ability of parliamentarians to fulfill their fiduciary obligations”. That has been done.
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Conservative
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Okay. That's great.
On number 23, all in favour as it stands? Are any of you opposed to that? I should make sure I ask that.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Conservative
Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
In regard to this one, Mr. Chair, I wonder if we could go back and look at the context in which this is given and just get a bit more.... As written here, it implies that there has been a departure from previous practice. I want to confirm that this is actually what Mr. Page had said. I'm assuming this is in his oral testimony, as opposed to in the report, but I stand to be corrected on that. Maybe our analysts could help us with that.
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Conservative
Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
Thank you.
I'm advised by the clerk that I should mention the actual page number so that the translators can find the relevant page. I'm looking at page 54. There's a lot of text, and I'm just wondering if I have to read it all. If you'll forgive me while I sort this out....
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Conservative